Xbaggypants #NHL Picks & Plays February 28th, 2014
Ducks -125 x2
Avs +100 (REG)
WIld/Canucks Under 1p -160 HALF UNIT
Ducks -125 x2
Avs +100 (REG)
WIld/Canucks Under 1p -160 HALF UNIT
Rays -115
Angels -125
4-0 +3.90
College Basketball information
Seton Hall won six of last eight games with Providence; they won first meeting this year 81-80 (+6.5) in double OT, after leading by 12 in 2nd half. Pirates lost five of last six games, 10 of last 14- they covered once in last four games when favored. Providence split its last six road games; they’ve played three double OT games. Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-8 vs spread. Six of last seven Friar games went over.
Columbia won three in row, 10 of last 14 games; they beat Dartmouth 69-59 (-8.5) Feb 15, shooting 62% from arc in game they trailed by 4 at half. Lions are 2-3 on Ivy road, winning by 1 at Princeton, at Cornell by 16. Columbia is 6-3 in last nine series games, winning two of last three at Dartmouth, winning by 21-2. Ivy League home dogs of 7 or less points are 6-2 vs spread. Dartmouth lost its last six games, five by 9+ points.
Harvard (-16) won 67-44 at Cornell Feb 15, its 7th series win in a row, winning last three here by 21-11-9 points; they shot 65.5% inside arc, 8-16 outside in first meeting. Cornell is 1-22 vs D-I teams, with only one road loss by more than 12 points. Ivy League double digit home faves are 3-5 against the spread. Harvard has tough game with Columbia on Saturday, could rest starters early here.
Yale (+1.5) beat Princeton 66-65 in OT Jan 15, game they trailed by 11 in second half; Bulldogs are game behind Harvard in Ivy, need to win to keep pace before they meet again. Ivy League home favorites of 7 or less points are 7-1 vs spread. Tigers are 3-5 in last eight games, but won two of last three at home. Five of last seven Yale games stayed under total. Yale won three of five road games, losing at Brown/Columbia.
Brown (-5) beat Penn 62-55 Feb 15, game they trailed by 6 with 9:46 to play, just their second series win in last 11 games. Bruins lost last three visits to Penn by 2-11-23 points. Penn turned ball over 22 times (-10) in first meeting; they’re 4-5 in ivy, but won three of last four home games. Brown is 2-3 on Ivy road, winning at Dartmouth/Cornell. Ivy League home teams are 8-3 in games where spread was 3 or less points.
Washington State (+2.5) beat Washington 72-67 Feb 1, after being down 8 with 13:40 left; Coogs outscored U-Dub 21-9 on foul line, turned ball over only five times (+7), in their first series win in last seven games vs Huskies. Washington lost five of last seven games but is 5-1 at home in Pac-12, with only loss to Cal. Pac-12 home favorites of 9+ points are 18-13. Wazzu is 0-8 on Pac-12 road, with seven losses by 11+ points.
Canisius (-5.5) beat Rider 94-91 in double OT Jan 10, after being down 9 with 10:40 left in game where Griffins shot 68% inside arc. Canisius lost four of last six in series, but won two of last three visits here. Rider lost five of its last six games. MAAC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 5-11 vs spread. 13 of last 14 Canisius games went over the total; eight of last 11 Rider games stayed under.
Iona (-2.5) shot 56% inside arc, beat Manhattan 85-73 at home Jan 31, its 6th win in last eight series games. Gaels won three of last four visits to Draddy Gym; they’ve won 11 games in row, with three of last six by 3 or less points. MAAC home favorites of less than 5 points are 11-15 vs spread. Jaspers won six of last seven games overall, six of last seven at home. Four of last five Iona road games went over the total.
Marist (-3.5) beat Fairfield 75-56 Jan 2, outscoring Stags 32-11 on foul line; home side won last six series games. Red Foxes lost last six visits here, by 2-5-9-7-6-34 points. Fairfield lost 10 of last 12 games, is 2-7 at home in MAAC, with wins over Manhattan/Monmouth. MAAC home teams are 9-14 in games where spread was 3 or less points. Seven of last nine Fairfield games went over the total.
Monmouth (+7) won 85-74 at Niagara Jan 10, in game with 53 fouls, 42 turnovers; Eagles were just 6-23 on arc. Hawks lost last nine games, four by 4 or less points or in OT; they’ve lost last four home games. Niagara lost its last eight games, last five on road, with four of five losses by 13+ points. Five of last six Monmouth games stayed under total. MAAC home favorites of less than 5 points are 11-15 vs spread.
NBA information
Hot teams
— Memphis won five of its last six games.
— Warriors won four of their last five games.
— Dallas won 10 of last 12 games. Bulls won seven of their last eight.
— Bobcats won last four games, are 6-1-1 vs spread in last eight. Spurs won four of their last five games.
Cold Teams
— Cleveland lost three of its last four games. Jazz lost four of their last five road games.
— Thunder is 0-3 since Russell Westbrook returned to lineup.
— Knicks lost seven of their last eight games.
— Sacramento covered twice in its last eight games (3-5 SU). Lakers lost seven of their last eight games.
— Pelicans lost seven of their last eight games. Phoenix lost last three.
Series records
— Cavaliers won last two games with Utah, after losing previous six.
— Grizzlies won five of last seven games with Oklahoma City.
— Warriors won six of last eight games with New York.
— Bulls lost three of last four visits to Dallas, by 1-7-2 points.
— Spurs won eight of last nine games with Charlotte (5-3-1 vs spread).
— Lakers won their last four games with Sacramento.
— Suns won six of last eight games with New Orleans.
Totals
— Last six Utah road games stayed under total.
— Last four Memphis games went over the total.
— Last five Golden State games stayed under total.
— Four of last five Dallas games went over total.
— Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Charlotte games.
— Five of last six Laker games went over the total.
— Four of last five New Orleans games stayed under.
2013-14 NHL information……..
Hot teams
— Buffalo won its first two games since Olympics, 3-2/5-4ot. Sharks won four of their last five games.
— Minnesota won its last three games, allowing three goals.
— Blues won six of their last nine games.
Cold teams
— Coyotes lost 13 of their last 20 games. Colorado lost three of last four.
— Vancouver lost seven of its last eight games.
— Anaheim lost three of its last four games.
Totals
— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten San Jose games.
— Last seven Phoenix games stayed under total.
— Four of last five Vancouver games stayed under.
— Six of last eight St Louis road games stayed under.
Series records
— Sabres won their last five games with San Jose.
— Coyotes won five of last seven gamesd with Colorado.
— Canucks lost their last three games with Minnesota.
— Ducks won five of their last six games with St Louis.
Kings -135 x2
Islanders +100
Wild -115
Lightning -110
Jackets Under 1.5 1p -150 HALF UNIT
Kings Under 1.5 1 -150 HALF UNIT
Jays -125
Mariners -125
2-0 +2.10 Units
Hot teams
— Maple Leafs won five of their last six games.
— Rangers won five of their last six games.
— Philly won five of its last six games. Sharks won three of their last four.
— Pittsburgh won three of its last four home games. Canadiens won three of last four overall.
— Red Wings won three of their last four games.
— Washington won three of its last four games.
— Dallas Stars won three of their last four games.
— Calgary won six of last eight games. Kings won their last two games, allowing five goals.
— Edmonton won five of its last seven games. Minnesota won its last two games, allowing three goals.
Cold teams
— New Jersey lost five of its last seven games; four of its last five went OT. Blue Jackets lost three of their last four road games.
— Islanders lost seven of their last eight games.
— Blackhawks lost eight of their last twelve road games.
— Senators are 5-7 in their last twelve games.
— Panthers lost five of their last six games.
— Nashville lost five of last seven games. Lightning lost three of their last four road games.
— Phoenix lost 11 of its last 14 road games. Jets lost last two games, scoring five goals.
— Carolina lost three of its last four games.
Totals
— Five of last seven Columbus games stayed under.
— Last seven Islander-Toronto games went over total.
— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Ranger home games.
— Under is 8-1-1 in last ten San Jose games.
— Under is 6-1-2 in last nine Montreal games.
— Last five Detroit-Ottawa games went over.
— Five of last seven Washington games went over.
— Three of last four Tampa Bay games stayed under.
— Last six Phoenix games stayed under the total.
— Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Dallas games.
— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Los Angeles games.
— Over is 3-1-1 in last five Minnesota games.
Series records
— Devils are 0-3 vs Columbus this season, scoring six goals.
— Islanders won four of last six games with Toronto.
— Home side won three of last four Chicago-Ranger games.
— Flyers lost eight of last nine games with San Jose.
— Penguins won four of last five games with Montreal.
— Red Wings won five of last seven games with Ottawa.
— Panthers lost eight of last nine games with Washington.
— Lightning lost three of last four games with Nashville.
— Home side won five of last six Phoenix-Winnipeg games.
— Dallas Stars won their last three games with Carolina.
— Flames are 2-0 vs Los Angeles this year, winning 3-2/2-1.
— Oilers lost five of last six games with Minnesota.
Home side won last five Arkansas-Kentucky games; Hogs lost last five visits to Lexington, with three losses by 17+ points– they beat UK at buzzer in OT 87-85 Jan 14. Arkansas won five of last six games- their last three road games were decided by total of 8 points. SEC double digit home favorites are 11-12 vs spread. Kentucky won six of its last seven games- they’re 4-3 as home favorite, with four home wins by 16+.
Middle Tennessee won its last nine games, with three of last six wins by 4 or less points; theiy’re 11-2 in Sun Belt, losing by 5 at Tulsa, by 9 at UTEP (0-1 as road dog). C-USA home favorites of 5+ points are 29-17 vs spread. Louisiana Tech won five of its last six games; they’re 5-2 as a home favorite, with six of seven home wins by 15+ points. Bulldogs are just 1-4 against the spread in their last five games.
Green Bay (-11) beat Oakland 83-69 at home Jan 22, holding Grizzlies to 5-21 from arc (Bader was 2-11) in game Phoenix trailed by 5 at 10:03 mark. Green Bay won last three games, all by 14+ points; they’re 5-1 on Horizon road with only loss at Valpo when 7-foot-1 Brown didn’t play. Horizon home favorites of 5 or less points are 2-6 vs spread. Oakland is 2-4 in last six games, 0-6 vs spread in last six home games.
Marquette (+3) won 80-72 in OT at Georgetown Jan 20, after trailing by 7 with 3:03 left; Eagles won three of last four series games, winning last four played here, by 12-3-1-14 points. Hoyas won four of last six games but are 1-4 as road underdogs. Marquette won four of its last five games, is 3-2 as home favorite- favorites covered five of their seven home tilts. Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-7 vs spread.
Home teams won six of last eight Tulsa-UTEP games, with home team winning last four; Hurricane lost last three visits to El Paso, by 14-10-9 points, but have won last five games overall, covering last seven- they’re 11-2 vs spread in conference. C-USA home favorites of 4 or less points are 11-8 vs spread. UTEP won four of last five at home, with five wins by 10+ points; they’re 3-3 as home favorites.
UCLA (+4) won 70-68 at Oregon Jan 20, snapping 4-game series skid; Ducks won two of last three visits here. Oregon won last three games, is 2-1 as road dog; Ducks lost five of last six road games, with lone win at Wazzu. Pac-12 home teams are 11-14 vs spread in games where spread was 4 or less points. UCLA won four of last five at home; they’re 6-0 as home favorites, with all six home wins by 12+ points.
UCSB (-2.5) beat Cal-Irvine 80-60 Jan 20, its 4th win in last five series games, but Gauchos lost three of last four visits to Bren Center, losing by 2-3-2 points. Big West home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-3 vs spread. Irvine won five of last six games, is 2-3 as home favorite, with home wins by 18-6-3-18 points. Gauchos won six of last seven games; they’re 2-0 as road dog, with Big West losses by 8-2-2 points.
Long Beach (+6.5) shot 67.4% inside arc, won 92-83 at Hawai’i Jan 30, its second win in three Big West games vs Rainbows, who lost here LY by 4. 49ers won seven of last nine games, are 4-1 as home faves- they’ve lost at home to UCSB/Irvine. Hawai’i won its last four road games, four of last five games overall; they’re 1-1 as a road underdog. Big West home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-3 vs spread.
Oregon State (-8) beat USC 76-75 in OT at home Jan 20, its fifth win in last seven series games; Beavers had 19 offensive boards in first meeting. OSU lost last four road games, with last win at Wazzu- they’ve lost four of last five games overall. Pac-12 home favorites of more than 7 points are 17-15 vs spread. USC lost last eight games, covering one of last five; they’ve covered only one of their seven home games.
Chattanooga lost five of last seven games; they’re 10-4 after starting 8-0 in SoCon. Mocs (-2) beat Western Carolina 83-73 Feb 13, holding WCU to 4-25 from arc. Chattanooga lost its last three road games. WCU won five of last six games, covering last three; they’re 6-2 at home in SoCon, with only loss by 5 to Davidson. SoCon favorites of 7+ points are 13-17 vs spread. WCU forces turnovers 22% of time, best in conference.
Wofford won five of last six games with Elon, winning two of last three visits here; Terriers won five of last six games; favorites covered all five of their SoCon road games. Wofford is 4-2 on SoCon road, losing by 10-1 at Davidson/Chattanooga. SoCon home favorites of 5 or less points are 12-8-1 vs spread. Elon won its last eight games, covered last four; they are 2-4 as SoCon home favorites.
South Dakota State (+8) outscored Denver 7-2 over last 0:36 won 74-73 on road Jan 30 in first Summit game between these two, Jackrabbits won six of last seven games, are 3-1 as home favorites, 3-2 overall at home, losing to Omaha/North Dakota State. Denver won last three games; dogs covered four of their five conference road games. Favorites are 15-7 vs spread in Summit games where spread was 5 or less points.
Iowa is 4-5 in its last nine games after a 15-3 start; Hawkeyes allowed 74+ points in four of last six games, are 3-1 as road favorites, with four road wins, all by 7+ points. Indiana lost seven of last ten games, after it got whacked in second half at Wisconsin Tuesday; they’re 3-3 at home in conference, 2-1 as home underdogs. Big Dozen home favorites of 5 or less points are 6-9 vs spread. This is a rescheduled game from last week.
NBA information
Hot teams
— Pacers won three of last four games, are 2-5-1 vs spread in last eight.
— Raptors won six of their last seven games. Washington won its last four games, is over .500 (29-28).
— Miami won eight of last nine games (4-0-1 vs spread in last five).
Cold Teams
— Bucks lost six of last eight games, but covered four of last five.
— Knicks lost nine of their last twelve games.
— Denver lost eight of its last nine games. Nets lost five of last seven road games; they lost by 44 last night.
Series records
— Pacers won their last four games with Milwaukee.
— Raptors won their last four games with Washington.
— Knicks won four of last six games with Miami.
— Nuggets won seven of last nine games with Brooklyn.
Totals
— Four of last five Milwaukee games went over the total.
— Seven of last eight Raptor-Wizard games stayed under.
— Six of last seven New York games went over the total.
— Three of last four Denver game stayed under the total.
Habs/Wings Under 1.5 1P -145
Canadiens -150
Under 1.5 -145 HALF UNIT
Dbacks -120
Jays +110
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